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We certainly have that. And it was a special performance to beat the best team in the Premier League and do it with Virgil van Dijk injured and Philippe Coutinho now gone.

I was at Anfield and thoroughly enjoyed it. It was exactly the type of game I expected it to be.

Sometimes when you are hoping for a high-scoring game, they don't materialise. But this certainly delivered.

That said, it was a bit of a funny feeling after the game because it was almost as though we had lost the points, simply because of the manner we conceded the two late goals and were hanging on.

Jurgen Klopp was delighted at the final whistle against Manchester City

The final scoreline flattered City, to be honest.

We'd have taken a 4-3 win and three points before the game, even if the ending left a bit of a hole in the stomach.

But the way in which we blitzed City during those 15 minutes in the second half was absolutely brilliant.

The last time I saw that was the 5-1 win against Arsenal in 2014, and this was a very similar display. Only some poor finishing prevented a similar scoreline.

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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain really stepped up to the mark, he had a really good game.

I'm not one of those who doubted his arrival – I was delighted when he came to Anfield – and he has filled the midfield role really well, and since some brief difficulties early on, it's hard to recall him having a bad game.

Oxlade-Chamberlain is in the central position where he wants to play in the future, and what he did against City is what he has to do to stay in that role – be positive, be quick, and keep scoring goals.

He has the pace to break out of midfield and join the three forwards and start causing problems.

Sadio Mane with a belter of a strike against Manchester City (Image: Colin Lane)

Oxlade-Chamberlain, Gini Wijnaldum and Emre Can bossed the game in the centre of the park and the defence kept City quiet until those nervy last few moments.

City's equaliser was a setback. But the way we bounced back in the second half showed massive character because you can imagine a lot of people would have expected City to go on and win.